Jose Amaujaq Kusugak dedicated his life to Nunavut and the advancement of Inuit rights. His passion and dedication to education and the promotion and preservation of Inuit language enabled Inuit to make many strides.

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, on behalf of The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, announces support to Nunavut Arctic College for a program designed and delivered to prepare First Nation and Inuit youth with the skills and training needs to join the labour market.

Nunavut Arctic College is an active member of the UArctic Verdde Thematic Network since 2004. This past June, there was a Verdde meeting where partners from Sami University College, Nunavut Arctic College, University of Alaska Fairbanks and Memorial University (Labrador Institute) met in Katuokeino, Norway to discuss tangible ways to increase knowledge transfer and resource sharing between the institutions.